Hypothermia with pneumonia: a rare presentation of brucellosis.

Med Princ Pract

Department of Medicine, Al Adan Hospital, Hadiya, Kuwait.

Published: December 2011

Objective: To report a very rare form of brucellosis presenting with hypothermia and pneumonia.

Clinical Presentation And Intervention: A 41-year-old male shepherd presented with a depressed level of consciousness. Clinically, his rectal temperature was 29.5°C, and he was cold, apathetic, hyporeflexic, and hypotensive, with atrial fibrillation. He had clinical and radiological evidence of bilateral bronchopneumonia. Blood culture and serologic testing were positive for Brucella melitensis. The patient recovered completely after proper management of the hypothermia and treatment of the brucellosis with antibiotics (doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 6 weeks and streptomycin 1 g i.m. daily for 21 days).

Conclusion: This case shows that brucellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of septicemic patients presenting with hypothermia.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000328421DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

presenting hypothermia
8
hypothermia
4
hypothermia pneumonia
4
pneumonia rare
4
rare presentation
4
brucellosis
4
presentation brucellosis
4
brucellosis objective
4
objective report
4
report rare
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!